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Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... a useful tool that complements our internal research efforts on sustainability," said Vincent Felteau, portfolio manager, Asia-Pacific, at Presima. "At Presima, we believe that by focusing on the long term nature of real estate assets and by utilizing ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... bank reported 1666,756 tonnes of CO2-e in Australia, 11,164 tonnes of CO2-e in New Zealand and 30,189 tonnes of CO2-e across Asia Pacific, Europe and America. "Despite strong gains in our environmental performance, we have faced challenges in reducing ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... from reputable issuers that are backed by large balance sheets and known institutions." Lochiel Crafter, head of investment, Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors, notes that green bonds are attractive not only because of their environmental credentials ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... and these make up 1% of our total procurement spend. The IPO gives us greater visibility and control of goods procured from Asia and has also allowed us to form close partnerships with Asian suppliers. The IPO team is committed to engaging with environmentally ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... according to research from Mercer. The potential pool of borrowers is huge - Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer, cited research that there are potentially 88m borrowers with 20% growth in that pool each year. MFIs provide ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Capital. The Australian apparel and retailers industry is exposed to social risks through their supply chain, both in South East Asia and at home, and companies and their investors should be concerned because of the real threat from both an ethical and ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... meet the requirements of a 5 Star Green Star rated facility. Fuji Xerox manages recycling of products at end-of-life. In the Asia Pacific, Fuji Xerox Company Limited have four purpose-built remanufacturing, reuse and recycling facilities in Japan, China ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native forests and harming endangered species. Metcash's sustainability team initially ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... concrete market signal allows superannuation funds to focus on a plan, said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer. "Through our own work with superannuation funds and pension funds, many of them have been looking at their ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... that want to implement ESG principles in their investment decision making. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer "We do provide a lot of different interventions if you like and a lot of education," said Helga Birgden ...